Yuri Kudinov
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's swimming | |||
Competitor for  Russia |
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| World Championsips | |||
| Gold | 2001 Fukuoka | 25 km Open Water | |
| Gold | 2003 Barcelona | 25 km Open Water | |
| Gold | 2007 Melbourne | 25 km Open Water | |
| European Championships | |||
| Gold | 2002 Berlin | 25 km Open Water | |
Yuri (Yury) Kudinov (Russian: Юрий Кудинов; born 1979) is a long distance swimmer from Russia.
In 2007 he narrowly missed the World Record for the fastest swim across the English Channel when he was beaten by Petar Stoychev. His time of 7 h 06 min remains one of the fastest swims ever recorded, but was not enough to beat Petar's 6 h 57 min set on the same day (24 August 2007).[1]
Earlier in the year (25 March 2007), Yuri beat Petar in the 25 km Open Water World Championships, a race which he won in a time of 5 h 16 min 45 s, with Petar coming in 6th with a time of 5 h 22 min 55 s.[2]
